jeu

Japanese: jeu
jeu

...Spectacle (hereafter, as used in the following) expresses the most fundamental characteristic of theater as something to be shown. The English word play or the French word jeu emphasizes the playfulness of what happens on stage and the fictional nature that results from it, while the English word performance refers to the special physical skills required for such a performance and their results. In Japanese, the word theatron, or the word for theatrical arts along with the spectator seating, is 'play'.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "jeu" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…以下慣用に従いスペクタクルとする)は,〈見せるもの〉としての演劇の最も基底的な特性を表す。また,英語play(プレー)あるいはフランス語jeu(ジュー)は,舞台上で行われることの〈遊戯性〉とそれに基づく〈虚構性〉を強調するし,英語でperformance(パフォーマンス)といえば,そのような〈演戯〉に要求される特殊な身体的技能とその成果を問題にする。 日本語でも,テアトロン,つまり見物席とともに舞台芸術を指すことばは〈芝居〉である。…

※「jeu」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

<<:  jeu de dames (English spelling)

>>:  Jettatura

Recommend

Divided Nation - Bundankokka

This refers to countries whose borders have been d...

Amphithoe lacertosa (English name)

... Hyale grandicornis (10-22mm long) looks like ...

Metōn (English spelling) Meton

…However, over time, the calendar was gradually i...

Goseibai Shikimoku - Rules for punishing enemies

Fifty-one Articles August 1st, 1999 (excerpt) 1. ...

Marduk - Marduk (English spelling)

A god revered in ancient Babylonia, Merodach, men...

Donryu - Donryu

A heavy bomber of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its ...

Enosis Movement

... The system of power sharing between Greek and...

Organism - Organism

In the development of vertebrates, this organ act...

Petaurus norfolcensis (English spelling)

...Marsupial [Yoshiharu Imaizumi]. . … *Some of t...

Baraka - Amiri Baraka

African-American poet, playwright, and critic. Bo...

Toquepala (English spelling)

A cave ruin located on the southernmost coast of P...

Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis

…Fights between France and the Habsburgs were als...

Mai - Mai (English spelling) Karl May

German novelist. Germany's most widely read w...

Ikusaka Domain

A branch of the Okayama Domain. It was founded by...